I am pretty good at giving up trying to learn Japanese. While living in Tokyo I had started and stopped learning Japanese a number of times. Work would get busy, the costs were very high, the lesson schedules weren't super flexible. All excuses, and if I must say, pretty great excuses.
Since moving to New York though, Kana has doubled her efforts towards learning English. She takes mulitple kinds of lessons, reads English books, has me correct her writing and pronunciation. It is pretty impressive and also a constant reminder that I don't put in nearly that much effort to learn Japanese. I still can't pronounce 5 basic sounds in Japanese (ra ใ, ri ใ, ru ใ, re ใ, ro ใ).
Kana recently decided to start doing more writing, both in English and Japanese. I thought I would try and copy her. I will try and write things in English, followed by Japanese that Kana has corrected, and maybe I will also include my original Japanese just as a comparison.
็งใฏใใใซๆฅๆฌ่ชใฎๅๅผทใ่ซฆใใฆใใพใใใใใใใพใใๆฑไบฌใซไฝใใงใใๆๆฅๆฌ่ชใฎใฌใในใณใๅใใฆใฏใใใฆใ็นฐใ่ฟใใฆใใพใใใไปไบใฏๅฟใใใชใใใใฌใในใณใฎในใฑใธใฅใผใซใฏๆ่ปใใใชใใใใฌใในใณใฎ่ฒป็จใฏ้ซใใใไฝๅบฆใใฌใในใณใซ่กใใฎใใใใพใใใใงใใใใฏๅ จ้จ่จใ่จณใ
ใใฅใผใจใผใฏใซๅผใฃ่ถใใฆๆฅใฆใใใ้ฆ่ใฏ่ฑ่ชใไธ็ๆธๅฝๅๅผทใใฆใใพใใ้ฆ่ใฏ่ฒใ ใชใฌใในใณใใจใฃใใใ่ฑ่ชใฎๆฌใ่ชญใใ ใใ็งใฏ้ฆ่ใฎ็บ้ณใจใฉใคใใฃใณใฐใ็ดใใใใใฆใใพใใ็งใฏใจใฆใ้ขๅฟใใฆใใพใใใใใฆ่ชๅใใฉใใ ใๅชๅใใใฆใชใใๆฐไปใใใใพใใ็งใฏๆชใ ใซใใใใใใใใใใใใฎ็บ้ณใใงใใพใใใ
ๆ่ฟ้ฆ่ใฏ่ฑ่ชใจๆฅๆฌ่ชใงๆ็ซ ใๆธใใฆใใใใ็งใ็ไผผใใใฆ่ฑ่ชใจๆฅๆฌ่ชใฎๆฅ่จใๆธใใพใใ
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็งใใฏใๆฅๆฌ่ชใฎๅๅผทใใใ่ซฆใใใฎใฏไธๆใงใใๆฑไบฌใไฝใใ ใฎๆใ็งใใฏใๆฅๆฌ่ชใฎใฌใในใณใใใใใใๅใใฆใใงใใใใคใใๆญขใพใใพใใไปไบใใฏใๅฟใใใชใใใใฌใในใณใใฎใในใฑใธใฅใผใซใใฏใในใใใใใใชใใใ ใใใฌใในใณใใฎใ่ฒป็จใใฏใ้ซใใใใ ใใใใฌใในใณใใใๆญขใพใใพใใใใใใฏใ่จใ่จณใใงใใใใใ่จใ่จณใใ ใใ๏ผ
ใใฅใผใจใผใฏใใซใๅผใฃ่ถใใใใ้ฆ่ใใฏใ่ฑ่ชใใใไธ็ๆธๅฝใๅๅผทใใฆใใพใใ้ฆ่ใใฏใ่ฒใ ใใฎใใฌใในใณใใใใจใฃใใใใ่ฑ่ชใฎๆฌใใใ่ชญใใ ใใ็งใใฏใ้ฆ่ใใฎใ็บ้ณใใจใๆธใ่พผใฟใใใ็ดใใใใใใพใใ้ฆ่ใใฎใใใๆนใใฏใ็งใใฎใใคใณในใใฌใผใทใงใณใ็งใใฏใใพใ ใใใใใใใใใใใใใฎใ็บ้ณใใใใงใใชใใ
ๆ่ฟใ้ฆ่ใใฏใ่ฑ่ชใใจใๆฅๆฌ่ชใใฎใๆฅ่จ ใใๆธใใฆใใใใ็งใใใ่ฑ่ชใใจใๆฅๆฌ่ชใใฎใๆฅ่จใใใๆธใใพใใ
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